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Heinie Manush Stats & Facts

 

 

Heinie Manush

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left
6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)
Born: July 20, 1901 in Tuscumbia, AL
Died: May 12, 1971  in Sarasota, FL
Buried: Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL
High School: Massey Military Academy (Cornersville, TN)
Debut: April 20, 1923 (5,716th in major league history)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: May 22, 1939
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)
View Heinie Manush’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Full Name: Henry Emmett Manush
Pronunciation: \ma-NOOSH\
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject
Relatives: Brother of Frank Manush

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1923

Lou Gehrig
Heinie Manush
Bill Terry
Hack Wilson
Willie Kamm
Ted Lyons
Moe Berg
Charley Root
Earl Whitehill

 

The Heinie Manush Teammate Team

C:   Wally Schang
1B: Jimmie Foxx
2B: Charlie Gehringer
3B: Cecil Travis
SS: Joe Cronin
LF: Harry Heilmann
CF: Ty Cobb
RF: Paul Waner
SP: Bobo Newsom
SP: General Crowder
SP: Wes Ferrell
SP: Lefty Grove
RP: Van Lingle Mungo
M:   Walter Johnson

 

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Notable Events and Chronology for Heinie Manush Career

Biography

Alabama-native Heinie Manush was a dead-ball era hitter who came to the big leagues as the home run was gaining favor in the 1920s. Despite his unfortunate timing, he was very successful – posting a .330 career batting average. He won a batting title on the final day of the season, and lost a batting title on the final day of the season. Manush’s line-drive swing benefitted from the teachings of Ty Cobb, who was his first manager in the big leagues.

Full Bio
Manush arrived in Detroit in 1923 to a crowded outfield filled with hitters. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Harry Heilmann were the starters, and Manush had to contend with Bob Fothergill and Babe Herman as well. The Tigers ended up platooning Manush with the aging Veach, and the rookie left-handed hitter responded with a .334 average. The next season, Manush struggled and found himself battling Fothergill and Ivy Wingo for playing time into 1925. Finally in 1926, Manush won the starting job – batting .378 to lead the American League. He went into the season’s final day trailing Babe Ruth, Fothergill, and Heilmann, but six hits in nine at-bats during a doubleheader won the title for him. It was one of five times Manush would finish in the top five in batting. In 1927, Cobb was replaced as manager by George Moriarty, a man who could seemingly appreciate the “old era” hitting style of Manush. But Heinie never took to Moriarty – he was a loyal Cobb devotee, and after the season the Tigers (prompted by their new manager), traded him to the St. Louis Browns along with first baseman Lu Blue, for Harry Rice, Elam Vangilder, and Chick Galloway. Immediately in 1928 Manush made the Tigers pay for their mistaken deal. He battled Goose Goslin all season for the batting title. On the final day of the season, Manush watched from left field as Goslin singled in his final at-bat to take the crown. Manush finished at .378 with a league-high 241 hits and 47 doubles. He would top the AL in two-baggers again in 1929, but in 1930 he was traded to Washington for Goslin, one of the many times the two men crossed each other’s path. After their battle for the 1928 batting crown, Manush and Goslin playfully made an annual bet on who would record the higher batting average. The loser would have to pay the winner $50 and buy him a new suit. Manush collected on the bet five times, with Goslin besting him three times. On June 13, 1930, Manush and Goslin were traded for each other, with Manush landing in Washington, and Goslin going to the Browns. Manush responded well to the swap, batting .362 in 88 games for his new team. In 1931, Manush slumped to .307, but he bounced back to hit at a .342 clip wiuth 214 hits, in 1932. In 1933, with Goslin back in Washington as his teammate, Manush batted in 33 straight games and finished second to batting champ Jimmie Foxx, with a mark of .336. That season the Senators won their third and final pennant, but Heinie managed just two singles in the Series loss to the Giants. He also became the second man (along with Ray Schalk in 1919) to be ejected from a World Series game, when he verbally berated umpire Charlie Moran and grabbed his bow tie in Game Three. In 1934, Manush appeared in his only All-Star game, drawing a walk from Carl Hubbell in the first inning, right before the Giant hurler proceeded to strike out Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession. After spending a few seasons with Boston, Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn, Manush retired in 1938. He managed in the minor leagues for several years before taking scouting jobs with the Senators in the 1950s. His last job in baseball was as an advance scout for the new expansion Washington Senators in 1961-1962. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964, four years before Goslin made it.

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Factoids, Quotes, Milestones and Odd Facts

Played For
Detroit Tigers (1923-1927)
St. Louis Browns (1928-1930)
Washington Senators (1930-1935)
Boston Red Sox (1936)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-1938)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1938-1939)

Similar: Kiki Cuyler, somewhat.

Linked: Goose Goslin, Ty Cobb, Harry Heilmann

Best Season, 1928
Manush finished at .378, just a single point behind nemesis Goose Goslin, with a league-high 241 hits and 47 doubles. He scored 104 runs, drove in 108, smashed 20 triples, and hit 13 homers. His .575 slugging percentage was his career-best, and he also stole a career-high 17 bases. Everything seemed to go well for Manush that season (except his last-second loss of the batting title), as he committed just three errors in the outfield, playing the entire schedule.

Post-Season Appearances
1933 World Series

Factoid
Heinie Manush won a mad scramble to secure the ceremonial first ball thrown by President Franklin D. Roosevelt prior to Game Three of the 1933 World Series in Washington D.C.

Where He Played: Manush was a left fielder, primarily. He played 1,379 games in left (75%), 17% in center, and 8% in right field. In 1925-1927, the Tigers tried to make him a center fielder, but his weak arm and average range were less than effective. His only season in right field came with Brooklyn in 1937.

Feats: Manush collected 200 hits in four separate seasons: 1928, 1929, 1932 and 1933.

Milestones
With Brooklyn in 1938, Manush collected the 2,500th hit of his career.

Hitting Streaks
33 games (1933)
27 games (1930)
27 games (1930)
26 games (1933)
22 games (1932)

Transactions
December 2, 1927: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Lu Blue to the St. Louis Browns for Chick Galloway, Elam Vangilder, and Harry Rice; June 13, 1930: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Alvin Crowder to the Washington Senators for Goose Goslin; December 17, 1935: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Carl Reynolds and Roy Johnson; May, 1938: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Data courtesy of Restrosheet.org

All-Star Selections
1934 AL

Replaced
With the Tigers in the 1920s, Manush won a fierce battle for a spot in their talented outfield. He essentially replaced Bobby Veach and Ty Cobb, who played less and less as he managed.

Replaced By
Manush’s last regular job was as the Dodger right fielder in 1937. In 1938 he sat the bench and was eventually released by Brooklyn. Goody Rosen and Kiki Cuyler took his playing time.

Best Strength as a Player
Hitting stroke. Manush was also an excellent bunter, a weapon he honed under the guidance of Ty Cobb.

Largest Weakness as a Player
Speed. Manush was a poor base stealer (64% success rate over his career), and had less than average range in the outfield, especially in the second-half of his career. His throwing arm was also below average. Manush was essentially a DH playing long before the DH existed.

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